Registration underway for Art Center Sarasota's creative weekday summer camps
Registration is open for Art Center Sarasota's weekday summer camps for young children and teens.
The nine weekly sessions run June 3 to Aug. 2 with programs that target two age groups: Creative Kids serves children ages 6 to 9 and Emerging Artists is for ages 10 to 14. The camps are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Scholarships are available to those eligible.
“We are excited to give kids who are interested in art the freedom to explore their creativity,” said Holly Flaig, Art Center Sarasota’s youth coordinator. “Our 2024 Summer Art Camp has a wide variety of themes, from nature and wildlife to fantasy and storytelling, and more so that parents and kids can choose based on their unique interests. These sessions are a great opportunity for young people who want to express themselves, meet new people, and explore new ways of making art.”
Campers will experiment with a multitude of art mediums, including painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, and ceramics. The projects focus on developing artistic skills such as color mixing, painting, and drawing and mastering the use of professional quality paintbrushes, pencils, markers, and pastels in the process.
“We have a talented group of instructors who are passionate about creating art and spreading their passion and knowledge to our young artists,” Flaig said. “They create a welcoming environment for kids to explore their creative voices.”
Art Center Sarasota’s summer camp programs are supported in part by the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, Impact100 SRQ, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, The Patterson Foundation, and ACS members and donors.
Art Center Sarasota is also looking for teens, 15 and over, to volunteer as teaching and aftercare assistants. Volunteer hours count towards high school and Bright Futures and National Honor Society requirements.
For more information about Art Center Sarasota’s summer camps, scholarship eligibility and teen volunteer programs, visit artsarasota.org; artsarasota.org/summercamp.; call 941-365-2032; or email youtheducation@artsarasota.org.
Summer camp schedule
· Week One (June 3-7) Crazy Creatures: From animals that live in the wild to creatures that live in fantasy worlds, campers will create art inspired by all beings in the sea, sky, on land, real and imagined.
· Week Two (June 10-14) Fiber Art: From weaving to sewing to felting and more.
· Week Three (June 17-21) Food: Food is the theme for this week, and campers will create paintings, sculptures, and more that look good enough to eat.
· Week Four (June 24-28) Wild Florida: Florida is full of unique flora and fauna, and this week campers take inspiration from the Sunshine State’s great outdoors.
· Week Five (July 1-3) Storytelling: Campers will learn how to use art to bring their stories into the world.
· Week Six (July 8-12) Listen to the Music: Campers will use music to ignite their creativity and translate into visual masterpieces.
· Week Seven (July 15-19) Spectacular Sculpture: Campers will build, sculpt, combine, connect, invent and think in 3D.
· Week Eight (July 22-26) Folk Art: This week, campers will discover the unique styles and ways that art is used all over the world.
· Week Nine (July 29-August 2) Fantasy: Campers will be transported to otherworldly places, meet mythical creatures, and create art that is out of this world.
Submitted by Su Byron
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Art Center Sarasota offers 9 weeks of summer camp for young children
